Samia Nkrumah: Like Father, Like Daughter

Ghana, I believe, cannot truly progress under its current crop of politicians. The country's current politicians simply don't have what it takes. Politics used to mean patriotism. It used to mean service--great politicians understood this. For a true politician, the interests of the country came first and foremost--the way it should be. Further, a true politician was knowledgeable--he or she understood exactly what was expected to be done. Those days, regrettably, seem to have withered with time. In Ghana, politicians are totally ignorant--they don't know what to do as politicians. They are bankrupt of creative ideas--they all seem to lack foresight. Perhaps, Ghana needs to have an education institution, which would train people to become certified politicians. A country like ours cannot and shouldn't tolerate political amateurism. Undoubtedly, our politicians are amateurs. As a result, professionalism is hard to find in our country. And when it comes to a political code of conduct, the less said--the better. Their nondisciplinary is there for all and sundry to see.

For the past sixteen years, the nation's politics has been in the hands of political amateurs. An improvement in our socio-economy, as you all know, has been less to none. The majority of the citizens continue to suffer due to unsound policies. Job creation for the masses is still a bride in waiting. The notion of city planning seems permanently shelved. Affordable houses to house the masses have been a no--no. A welfare system to soft cushion the financial fall of the unemployed is non existent. As a result, armed robbery is in full fashion. Our gross national income, which could've been used to invest on domestication, was never given a thought. Even an address system, which almost every country in the West happens to have, continues to elude us. Importing less so that we could create more ourselves has been an idea left unattended. Our decrepit education system, which is in urgent need of modernization, has been looked at with arms folded. In short, for the past sixteen years, the rich have been getting richer at the expense of the poor. The poor, on the other hand, have only been getting poorer. Not to forget to mention the cost of living--which has sky-rocketed.

Today, the same political amateurs, who have been running the country aground for the past sixteen years, are still in charge. It's still the same old faces--a few new ones here and there. Undoubtedly, no progress could be made as long as we Ghanaians continue to vote for the same familiar faces. We must dare change. Because, mind you, those familiar faces wouldn't bring anything new to the table. These tired old faces are all about political sensationalism. We need somebody not of the old guards--but somebody of the new guards. Somebody with fresh ideas, who would catapult the country to great heights--an outsider. Samia Nkrumah, I believe, has what it takes. She is young, new, vibrant, and fresh. Her socio-economic ideas are progressive. She offers, in my opinion, an alternative. This country has had eight years of NDC--eight years of NPP. Ghanaians, in the mean time, have been able to judge for themselves what these two parties are all about. I would say that it's time, therefore, that we move on. We cannot keep going around in circles--that would be a waste of our precious time. We have already wasted enough time on these two parties. 21st century Ghana would be shaped by people with great ideas--not by familiar old faces with archaic ideas.

Dr Nkrumah had some great ideas for this country. Sadly, most of these ideas were shelved due to his overthrow. Samia Nkrumah, without a doubt, has the potential to successfully implement these ideas--but she would be needing our support. So, let's give it to her, shall we? The only way is forward.

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Source: The Royal Enoch